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<li><a href="v8.html#v8">V8</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8cacheddataversiontag"><code>v8.cachedDataVersionTag()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8getheapcodestatistics"><code>v8.getHeapCodeStatistics()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8getheapsnapshotoptions"><code>v8.getHeapSnapshot([options])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8getheapspacestatistics"><code>v8.getHeapSpaceStatistics()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8getheapstatistics"><code>v8.getHeapStatistics()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8setflagsfromstringflags"><code>v8.setFlagsFromString(flags)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8stopcoverage"><code>v8.stopCoverage()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8takecoverage"><code>v8.takeCoverage()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8writeheapsnapshotfilenameoptions"><code>v8.writeHeapSnapshot([filename[,options]])</code></a></li>
<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="v8.html#v8setheapsnapshotnearheaplimitlimit"><code>v8.setHeapSnapshotNearHeapLimit(limit)</code></a></span></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serialization-api">Serialization API</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8serializevalue"><code>v8.serialize(value)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8deserializebuffer"><code>v8.deserialize(buffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#class-v8serializer">Class: <code>v8.Serializer</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#new-serializer"><code>new Serializer()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwriteheader"><code>serializer.writeHeader()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwritevaluevalue"><code>serializer.writeValue(value)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerreleasebuffer"><code>serializer.releaseBuffer()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer"><code>serializer.transferArrayBuffer(id, arrayBuffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwriteuint32value"><code>serializer.writeUint32(value)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwriteuint64hi-lo"><code>serializer.writeUint64(hi, lo)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwritedoublevalue"><code>serializer.writeDouble(value)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializerwriterawbytesbuffer"><code>serializer.writeRawBytes(buffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject(object)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializer_getdatacloneerrormessage"><code>serializer._getDataCloneError(message)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializer_getsharedarraybufferidsharedarraybuffer"><code>serializer._getSharedArrayBufferId(sharedArrayBuffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#serializer_settreatarraybufferviewsashostobjectsflag"><code>serializer._setTreatArrayBufferViewsAsHostObjects(flag)</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="v8.html#class-v8deserializer">Class: <code>v8.Deserializer</code></a>
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<li><a href="v8.html#new-deserializerbuffer"><code>new Deserializer(buffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreadheader"><code>deserializer.readHeader()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreadvalue"><code>deserializer.readValue()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer"><code>deserializer.transferArrayBuffer(id, arrayBuffer)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializergetwireformatversion"><code>deserializer.getWireFormatVersion()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreaduint32"><code>deserializer.readUint32()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreaduint64"><code>deserializer.readUint64()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreaddouble"><code>deserializer.readDouble()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializerreadrawbyteslength"><code>deserializer.readRawBytes(length)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject"><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code></a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="v8.html#class-v8defaultserializer">Class: <code>v8.DefaultSerializer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#class-v8defaultdeserializer">Class: <code>v8.DefaultDeserializer</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="v8.html#promise-hooks">Promise hooks</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#promisehooksoninitinit"><code>promiseHooks.onInit(init)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#promisehooksonsettledsettled"><code>promiseHooks.onSettled(settled)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#promisehooksonbeforebefore"><code>promiseHooks.onBefore(before)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#promisehooksonafterafter"><code>promiseHooks.onAfter(after)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#promisehookscreatehookcallbacks"><code>promiseHooks.createHook(callbacks)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#hook-callbacks">Hook callbacks</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#initpromise-parent"><code>init(promise, parent)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#beforepromise"><code>before(promise)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#afterpromise"><code>after(promise)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#settledpromise"><code>settled(promise)</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="v8.html#startup-snapshot-api">Startup Snapshot API</a></span>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotaddserializecallbackcallback-data"><code>v8.startupSnapshot.addSerializeCallback(callback[, data])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotadddeserializecallbackcallback-data"><code>v8.startupSnapshot.addDeserializeCallback(callback[, data])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotsetdeserializemainfunctioncallback-data"><code>v8.startupSnapshot.setDeserializeMainFunction(callback[, data])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotisbuildingsnapshot"><code>v8.startupSnapshot.isBuildingSnapshot()</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="v8.html#class-v8gcprofiler">Class: <code>v8.GCProfiler</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="v8.html#new-v8gcprofiler"><code>new v8.GCProfiler()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#profilerstart"><code>profiler.start()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="v8.html#profilerstop"><code>profiler.stop()</code></a></li>
</ul>
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</ul>
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      <div id="apicontent">
        <h2>V8<span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8" id="v8">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8"></a></h2>

<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v19.8.1/lib/v8.js">lib/v8.js</a></p>
<p>The <code>node:v8</code> module exposes APIs that are specific to the version of <a href="https://developers.google.com/v8/">V8</a>
built into the Node.js binary. It can be accessed using:</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8 = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);</code></pre>
<section><h3><code>v8.cachedDataVersionTag()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8cacheddataversiontag" id="v8cacheddataversiontag">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_cacheddataversiontag"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns an integer representing a version tag derived from the V8 version,
command-line flags, and detected CPU features. This is useful for determining
whether a <a href="vm.html#new-vmscriptcode-options"><code>vm.Script</code></a> <code>cachedData</code> buffer is compatible with this instance
of V8.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">cachedDataVersionTag</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// 3947234607</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// The value returned by v8.cachedDataVersionTag() is derived from the V8</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// version, command-line flags, and detected CPU features. Test that the value</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// does indeed update when flags are toggled.</span>
v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">setFlagsFromString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'--allow_natives_syntax'</span>);
<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">cachedDataVersionTag</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// 183726201</span></code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.getHeapCodeStatistics()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8getheapcodestatistics" id="v8getheapcodestatistics">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_getheapcodestatistics"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v12.8.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Get statistics about code and its metadata in the heap, see V8
<a href="https://v8docs.nodesource.com/node-13.2/d5/dda/classv8_1_1_isolate.html#a6079122af17612ef54ef3348ce170866"><code>GetHeapCodeAndMetadataStatistics</code></a> API. Returns an object with the
following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>code_and_metadata_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>bytecode_and_metadata_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>external_script_source_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>cpu_profiler_metadata_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<!-- eslint-skip -->
<pre><code class="language-js">{
  <span class="hljs-attr">code_and_metadata_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">212208</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">bytecode_and_metadata_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">161368</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">external_script_source_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1410794</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">cpu_profiler_metadata_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">0</span>,
}</code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.getHeapSnapshot([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8getheapsnapshotoptions" id="v8getheapsnapshotoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_getheapsnapshot_options"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v19.1.0</td>
<td><p>Support options to configure the heap snapshot.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v11.13.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v11.13.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></p>
<ul>
<li><code>exposeInternals</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If true, expose internals in the heap snapshot.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>exposeNumericValues</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If true, expose numeric values in
artificial fields. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Returns: <a href="stream.html#class-streamreadable" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Readable></a> A Readable containing the V8 heap snapshot.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Generates a snapshot of the current V8 heap and returns a Readable
Stream that may be used to read the JSON serialized representation.
This JSON stream format is intended to be used with tools such as
Chrome DevTools. The JSON schema is undocumented and specific to the
V8 engine. Therefore, the schema may change from one version of V8 to the next.</p>
<p>Creating a heap snapshot requires memory about twice the size of the heap at
the time the snapshot is created. This results in the risk of OOM killers
terminating the process.</p>
<p>Generating a snapshot is a synchronous operation which blocks the event loop
for a duration depending on the heap size.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// Print heap snapshot to the console</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8 = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stream = v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">getHeapSnapshot</span>();
stream.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(process.<span class="hljs-property">stdout</span>);</code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.getHeapSpaceStatistics()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8getheapspacestatistics" id="v8getheapspacestatistics">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_getheapspacestatistics"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v7.5.0</td>
<td><p>Support values exceeding the 32-bit unsigned integer range.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v6.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns statistics about the V8 heap spaces, i.e. the segments which make up
the V8 heap. Neither the ordering of heap spaces, nor the availability of a
heap space can be guaranteed as the statistics are provided via the V8
<a href="https://v8docs.nodesource.com/node-13.2/d5/dda/classv8_1_1_isolate.html#ac673576f24fdc7a33378f8f57e1d13a4"><code>GetHeapSpaceStatistics</code></a> function and may change from one V8 version to the
next.</p>
<p>The value returned is an array of objects containing the following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>space_name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
<li><code>space_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>space_used_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>space_available_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>physical_space_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"new_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">2063872</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_used_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">951112</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_available_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">80824</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"physical_space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">2063872</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"old_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">3090560</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_used_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">2493792</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_available_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"physical_space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">3090560</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"code_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1260160</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_used_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">644256</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_available_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">960</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"physical_space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1260160</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"map_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1094160</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_used_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">201608</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_available_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"physical_space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1094160</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"large_object_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_used_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"space_available_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1490980608</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
    <span class="hljs-attr">"physical_space_size"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
<span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span></code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.getHeapStatistics()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8getheapstatistics" id="v8getheapstatistics">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_getheapstatistics"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v7.5.0</td>
<td><p>Support values exceeding the 32-bit unsigned integer range.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
<td><p>Added <code>malloced_memory</code>, <code>peak_malloced_memory</code>, and <code>does_zap_garbage</code>.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v1.0.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v1.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns an object with the following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>total_heap_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>total_heap_size_executable</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>total_physical_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>total_available_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>used_heap_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>heap_size_limit</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>malloced_memory</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>peak_malloced_memory</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>does_zap_garbage</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>number_of_native_contexts</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>number_of_detached_contexts</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>total_global_handles_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>used_global_handles_size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
<li><code>external_memory</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p><code>does_zap_garbage</code> is a 0/1 boolean, which signifies whether the
<code>--zap_code_space</code> option is enabled or not. This makes V8 overwrite heap
garbage with a bit pattern. The RSS footprint (resident set size) gets bigger
because it continuously touches all heap pages and that makes them less likely
to get swapped out by the operating system.</p>
<p><code>number_of_native_contexts</code> The value of native_context is the number of the
top-level contexts currently active. Increase of this number over time indicates
a memory leak.</p>
<p><code>number_of_detached_contexts</code> The value of detached_context is the number
of contexts that were detached and not yet garbage collected. This number
being non-zero indicates a potential memory leak.</p>
<p><code>total_global_handles_size</code> The value of total_global_handles_size is the
total memory size of V8 global handles.</p>
<p><code>used_global_handles_size</code> The value of used_global_handles_size is the
used memory size of V8 global handles.</p>
<p><code>external_memory</code> The value of external_memory is the memory size of array
buffers and external strings.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-js">{
  <span class="hljs-attr">total_heap_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">7326976</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">total_heap_size_executable</span>: <span class="hljs-number">4194304</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">total_physical_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">7326976</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">total_available_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1152656</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">used_heap_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">3476208</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">heap_size_limit</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1535115264</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">malloced_memory</span>: <span class="hljs-number">16384</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">peak_malloced_memory</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1127496</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">does_zap_garbage</span>: <span class="hljs-number">0</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">number_of_native_contexts</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">number_of_detached_contexts</span>: <span class="hljs-number">0</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">total_global_handles_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">8192</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">used_global_handles_size</span>: <span class="hljs-number">3296</span>,
  <span class="hljs-attr">external_memory</span>: <span class="hljs-number">318824</span>
}</code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.setFlagsFromString(flags)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8setflagsfromstringflags" id="v8setflagsfromstringflags">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_setflagsfromstring_flags"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>flags</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>v8.setFlagsFromString()</code> method can be used to programmatically set
V8 command-line flags. This method should be used with care. Changing settings
after the VM has started may result in unpredictable behavior, including
crashes and data loss; or it may simply do nothing.</p>
<p>The V8 options available for a version of Node.js may be determined by running
<code>node --v8-options</code>.</p>
<p>Usage:</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// Print GC events to stdout for one minute.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8 = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);
v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">setFlagsFromString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'--trace_gc'</span>);
<span class="hljs-built_in">setTimeout</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> { v8.<span class="hljs-title function_">setFlagsFromString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'--notrace_gc'</span>); }, <span class="hljs-number">60e3</span>);</code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.stopCoverage()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8stopcoverage" id="v8stopcoverage">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_stopcoverage"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v15.1.0, v14.18.0, v12.22.0</span>
</div>
<p>The <code>v8.stopCoverage()</code> method allows the user to stop the coverage collection
started by <a href="cli.html#node_v8_coveragedir"><code>NODE_V8_COVERAGE</code></a>, so that V8 can release the execution count
records and optimize code. This can be used in conjunction with
<a href="v8.html#v8takecoverage"><code>v8.takeCoverage()</code></a> if the user wants to collect the coverage on demand.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.takeCoverage()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8takecoverage" id="v8takecoverage">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_takecoverage"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v15.1.0, v14.18.0, v12.22.0</span>
</div>
<p>The <code>v8.takeCoverage()</code> method allows the user to write the coverage started by
<a href="cli.html#node_v8_coveragedir"><code>NODE_V8_COVERAGE</code></a> to disk on demand. This method can be invoked multiple
times during the lifetime of the process. Each time the execution counter will
be reset and a new coverage report will be written to the directory specified
by <a href="cli.html#node_v8_coveragedir"><code>NODE_V8_COVERAGE</code></a>.</p>
<p>When the process is about to exit, one last coverage will still be written to
disk unless <a href="v8.html#v8stopcoverage"><code>v8.stopCoverage()</code></a> is invoked before the process exits.</p>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.writeHeapSnapshot([filename[,options]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8writeheapsnapshotfilenameoptions" id="v8writeheapsnapshotfilenameoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_writeheapsnapshot_filename_options"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v19.1.0</td>
<td><p>Support options to configure the heap snapshot.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
<td><p>An exception will now be thrown if the file could not be written.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
<td><p>Make the returned error codes consistent across all platforms.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>v11.13.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v11.13.0</span></p></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</details>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>filename</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The file path where the V8 heap snapshot is to be
saved. If not specified, a file name with the pattern
<code>'Heap-${yyyymmdd}-${hhmmss}-${pid}-${thread_id}.heapsnapshot'</code> will be
generated, where <code>{pid}</code> will be the PID of the Node.js process,
<code>{thread_id}</code> will be <code>0</code> when <code>writeHeapSnapshot()</code> is called from
the main Node.js thread or the id of a worker thread.</li>
<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
<ul>
<li><code>exposeInternals</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If true, expose internals in the heap snapshot.
<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
<li><code>exposeNumericValues</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If true, expose numeric values in
artificial fields. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The filename where the snapshot was saved.</li>
</ul>
<p>Generates a snapshot of the current V8 heap and writes it to a JSON
file. This file is intended to be used with tools such as Chrome
DevTools. The JSON schema is undocumented and specific to the V8
engine, and may change from one version of V8 to the next.</p>
<p>A heap snapshot is specific to a single V8 isolate. When using
<a href="worker_threads.html">worker threads</a>, a heap snapshot generated from the main thread will
not contain any information about the workers, and vice versa.</p>
<p>Creating a heap snapshot requires memory about twice the size of the heap at
the time the snapshot is created. This results in the risk of OOM killers
terminating the process.</p>
<p>Generating a snapshot is a synchronous operation which blocks the event loop
for a duration depending on the heap size.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { writeHeapSnapshot } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
  <span class="hljs-title class_">Worker</span>,
  isMainThread,
  parentPort,
} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:worker_threads'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (isMainThread) {
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> worker = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Worker</span>(__filename);

  worker.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'message'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">filename</span>) =></span> {
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`worker heapdump: <span class="hljs-subst">${filename}</span>`</span>);
    <span class="hljs-comment">// Now get a heapdump for the main thread.</span>
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`main thread heapdump: <span class="hljs-subst">${writeHeapSnapshot()}</span>`</span>);
  });

  <span class="hljs-comment">// Tell the worker to create a heapdump.</span>
  worker.<span class="hljs-title function_">postMessage</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'heapdump'</span>);
} <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
  parentPort.<span class="hljs-title function_">once</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'message'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">message</span>) =></span> {
    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (message === <span class="hljs-string">'heapdump'</span>) {
      <span class="hljs-comment">// Generate a heapdump for the worker</span>
      <span class="hljs-comment">// and return the filename to the parent.</span>
      parentPort.<span class="hljs-title function_">postMessage</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">writeHeapSnapshot</span>());
    }
  });
}</code></pre>
</section><section><h3><code>v8.setHeapSnapshotNearHeapLimit(limit)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8setheapsnapshotnearheaplimitlimit" id="v8setheapsnapshotnearheaplimitlimit">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_setheapsnapshotnearheaplimit_limit"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.10.0, v16.18.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p>
<ul>
<li><code>limit</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The API is a no-op if <code>--heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit</code> is already set from the
command line or the API is called more than once. <code>limit</code> must be a positive
integer. See <a href="cli.html#--heapsnapshot-near-heap-limitmax_count"><code>--heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit</code></a> for more information.</p>
</section><section><h3>Serialization API<span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serialization-api" id="serialization-api">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serialization_api"></a></h3>
<p>The serialization API provides means of serializing JavaScript values in a way
that is compatible with the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Structured_clone_algorithm">HTML structured clone algorithm</a>.</p>
<p>The format is backward-compatible (i.e. safe to store to disk).
Equal JavaScript values may result in different serialized output.</p>
<h4><code>v8.serialize(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8serializevalue" id="v8serializevalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_serialize_value"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Uses a <a href="v8.html#class-v8defaultserializer"><code>DefaultSerializer</code></a> to serialize <code>value</code> into a buffer.</p>
<p><a href="errors.html#err_buffer_too_large"><code>ERR_BUFFER_TOO_LARGE</code></a> will be thrown when trying to
serialize a huge object which requires buffer
larger than <a href="buffer.html#bufferconstantsmax_length"><code>buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH</code></a>.</p>
<h4><code>v8.deserialize(buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8deserializebuffer" id="v8deserializebuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_deserialize_buffer"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> A buffer returned by <a href="v8.html#v8serializevalue"><code>serialize()</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Uses a <a href="v8.html#class-v8defaultdeserializer"><code>DefaultDeserializer</code></a> with default options to read a JS value
from a buffer.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>v8.Serializer</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#class-v8serializer" id="class-v8serializer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_class_v8_serializer"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<h5><code>new Serializer()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#new-serializer" id="new-serializer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_new_serializer"></a></h5>
<p>Creates a new <code>Serializer</code> object.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeHeader()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwriteheader" id="serializerwriteheader">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writeheader"></a></h5>
<p>Writes out a header, which includes the serialization format version.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeValue(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwritevaluevalue" id="serializerwritevaluevalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writevalue_value"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Serializes a JavaScript value and adds the serialized representation to the
internal buffer.</p>
<p>This throws an error if <code>value</code> cannot be serialized.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.releaseBuffer()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerreleasebuffer" id="serializerreleasebuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_releasebuffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the stored internal buffer. This serializer should not be used once
the buffer is released. Calling this method results in undefined behavior
if a previous write has failed.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.transferArrayBuffer(id, arrayBuffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer" id="serializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_transferarraybuffer_id_arraybuffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> A 32-bit unsigned integer.</li>
<li><code>arrayBuffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> An <code>ArrayBuffer</code> instance.</li>
</ul>
<p>Marks an <code>ArrayBuffer</code> as having its contents transferred out of band.
Pass the corresponding <code>ArrayBuffer</code> in the deserializing context to
<a href="v8.html#deserializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer"><code>deserializer.transferArrayBuffer()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeUint32(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwriteuint32value" id="serializerwriteuint32value">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writeuint32_value"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Write a raw 32-bit unsigned integer.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeUint64(hi, lo)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwriteuint64hi-lo" id="serializerwriteuint64hi-lo">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writeuint64_hi_lo"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>hi</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
<li><code>lo</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Write a raw 64-bit unsigned integer, split into high and low 32-bit parts.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeDouble(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwritedoublevalue" id="serializerwritedoublevalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writedouble_value"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Write a JS <code>number</code> value.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>serializer.writeRawBytes(buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializerwriterawbytesbuffer" id="serializerwriterawbytesbuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writerawbytes_buffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Write raw bytes into the serializer's internal buffer. The deserializer
will require a way to compute the length of the buffer.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>serializer._writeHostObject(object)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject" id="serializer_writehostobjectobject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_writehostobject_object"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>object</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
</ul>
<p>This method is called to write some kind of host object, i.e. an object created
by native C++ bindings. If it is not possible to serialize <code>object</code>, a suitable
exception should be thrown.</p>
<p>This method is not present on the <code>Serializer</code> class itself but can be provided
by subclasses.</p>
<h5><code>serializer._getDataCloneError(message)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializer_getdatacloneerrormessage" id="serializer_getdatacloneerrormessage">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_getdatacloneerror_message"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>message</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>This method is called to generate error objects that will be thrown when an
object can not be cloned.</p>
<p>This method defaults to the <a href="errors.html#class-error"><code>Error</code></a> constructor and can be overridden on
subclasses.</p>
<h5><code>serializer._getSharedArrayBufferId(sharedArrayBuffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializer_getsharedarraybufferidsharedarraybuffer" id="serializer_getsharedarraybufferidsharedarraybuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_getsharedarraybufferid_sharedarraybuffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>sharedArrayBuffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>This method is called when the serializer is going to serialize a
<code>SharedArrayBuffer</code> object. It must return an unsigned 32-bit integer ID for
the object, using the same ID if this <code>SharedArrayBuffer</code> has already been
serialized. When deserializing, this ID will be passed to
<a href="v8.html#deserializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer"><code>deserializer.transferArrayBuffer()</code></a>.</p>
<p>If the object cannot be serialized, an exception should be thrown.</p>
<p>This method is not present on the <code>Serializer</code> class itself but can be provided
by subclasses.</p>
<h5><code>serializer._setTreatArrayBufferViewsAsHostObjects(flag)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#serializer_settreatarraybufferviewsashostobjectsflag" id="serializer_settreatarraybufferviewsashostobjectsflag">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_serializer_settreatarraybufferviewsashostobjects_flag"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>flag</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Indicate whether to treat <code>TypedArray</code> and <code>DataView</code> objects as
host objects, i.e. pass them to <a href="v8.html#serializer_writehostobjectobject"><code>serializer._writeHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>v8.Deserializer</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#class-v8deserializer" id="class-v8deserializer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_class_v8_deserializer"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<h5><code>new Deserializer(buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#new-deserializerbuffer" id="new-deserializerbuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_new_deserializer_buffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> A buffer returned by
<a href="v8.html#serializerreleasebuffer"><code>serializer.releaseBuffer()</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Creates a new <code>Deserializer</code> object.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readHeader()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreadheader" id="deserializerreadheader">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readheader"></a></h5>
<p>Reads and validates a header (including the format version).
May, for example, reject an invalid or unsupported wire format. In that case,
an <code>Error</code> is thrown.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readValue()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreadvalue" id="deserializerreadvalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readvalue"></a></h5>
<p>Deserializes a JavaScript value from the buffer and returns it.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.transferArrayBuffer(id, arrayBuffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer" id="deserializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_transferarraybuffer_id_arraybuffer"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> A 32-bit unsigned integer.</li>
<li><code>arrayBuffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> An <code>ArrayBuffer</code> instance.</li>
</ul>
<p>Marks an <code>ArrayBuffer</code> as having its contents transferred out of band.
Pass the corresponding <code>ArrayBuffer</code> in the serializing context to
<a href="v8.html#serializertransferarraybufferid-arraybuffer"><code>serializer.transferArrayBuffer()</code></a> (or return the <code>id</code> from
<a href="v8.html#serializer_getsharedarraybufferidsharedarraybuffer"><code>serializer._getSharedArrayBufferId()</code></a> in the case of <code>SharedArrayBuffer</code>s).</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.getWireFormatVersion()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializergetwireformatversion" id="deserializergetwireformatversion">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_getwireformatversion"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Reads the underlying wire format version. Likely mostly to be useful to
legacy code reading old wire format versions. May not be called before
<code>.readHeader()</code>.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readUint32()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreaduint32" id="deserializerreaduint32">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readuint32"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Read a raw 32-bit unsigned integer and return it.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject"><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readUint64()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreaduint64" id="deserializerreaduint64">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readuint64"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer[]></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Read a raw 64-bit unsigned integer and return it as an array <code>[hi, lo]</code>
with two 32-bit unsigned integer entries.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject"><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readDouble()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreaddouble" id="deserializerreaddouble">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readdouble"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Read a JS <code>number</code> value.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject"><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer.readRawBytes(length)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializerreadrawbyteslength" id="deserializerreadrawbyteslength">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readrawbytes_length"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>length</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Read raw bytes from the deserializer's internal buffer. The <code>length</code> parameter
must correspond to the length of the buffer that was passed to
<a href="v8.html#serializerwriterawbytesbuffer"><code>serializer.writeRawBytes()</code></a>.
For use inside of a custom <a href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject"><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code></a>.</p>
<h5><code>deserializer._readHostObject()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#deserializer_readhostobject" id="deserializer_readhostobject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_deserializer_readhostobject"></a></h5>
<p>This method is called to read some kind of host object, i.e. an object that is
created by native C++ bindings. If it is not possible to deserialize the data,
a suitable exception should be thrown.</p>
<p>This method is not present on the <code>Deserializer</code> class itself but can be
provided by subclasses.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>v8.DefaultSerializer</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#class-v8defaultserializer" id="class-v8defaultserializer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_class_v8_defaultserializer"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<p>A subclass of <a href="v8.html#class-v8serializer"><code>Serializer</code></a> that serializes <code>TypedArray</code>
(in particular <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>) and <code>DataView</code> objects as host objects, and only
stores the part of their underlying <code>ArrayBuffer</code>s that they are referring to.</p>
<h4>Class: <code>v8.DefaultDeserializer</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#class-v8defaultdeserializer" id="class-v8defaultdeserializer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_class_v8_defaultdeserializer"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
</div>
<p>A subclass of <a href="v8.html#class-v8deserializer"><code>Deserializer</code></a> corresponding to the format written by
<a href="v8.html#class-v8defaultserializer"><code>DefaultSerializer</code></a>.</p>
</section><section><h3>Promise hooks<span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promise-hooks" id="promise-hooks">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promise_hooks"></a></h3>
<p>The <code>promiseHooks</code> interface can be used to track promise lifecycle events.
To track <em>all</em> async activity, see <a href="async_hooks.html"><code>async_hooks</code></a> which internally uses this
module to produce promise lifecycle events in addition to events for other
async resources. For request context management, see <a href="async_context.html#class-asynclocalstorage"><code>AsyncLocalStorage</code></a>.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-comment">// There are four lifecycle events produced by promises:</span>

<span class="hljs-comment">// The `init` event represents the creation of a promise. This could be a</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// direct creation such as with `new Promise(...)` or a continuation such</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// as `then()` or `catch()`. It also happens whenever an async function is</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// called or does an `await`. If a continuation promise is created, the</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// `parent` will be the promise it is a continuation from.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">init</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise, parent</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a promise was created'</span>, { promise, parent });
}

<span class="hljs-comment">// The `settled` event happens when a promise receives a resolution or</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// rejection value. This may happen synchronously such as when using</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// `Promise.resolve()` on non-promise input.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">settled</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a promise resolved or rejected'</span>, { promise });
}

<span class="hljs-comment">// The `before` event runs immediately before a `then()` or `catch()` handler</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// runs or an `await` resumes execution.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">before</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a promise is about to call a then handler'</span>, { promise });
}

<span class="hljs-comment">// The `after` event runs immediately after a `then()` handler runs or when</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// an `await` begins after resuming from another.</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">after</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'a promise is done calling a then handler'</span>, { promise });
}

<span class="hljs-comment">// Lifecycle hooks may be started and stopped individually</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopWatchingInits = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onInit</span>(init);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopWatchingSettleds = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onSettled</span>(settled);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopWatchingBefores = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onBefore</span>(before);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopWatchingAfters = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onAfter</span>(after);

<span class="hljs-comment">// Or they may be started and stopped in groups</span>
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopHookSet = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">createHook</span>({
  init,
  settled,
  before,
  after,
});

<span class="hljs-comment">// To stop a hook, call the function returned at its creation.</span>
<span class="hljs-title function_">stopWatchingInits</span>();
<span class="hljs-title function_">stopWatchingSettleds</span>();
<span class="hljs-title function_">stopWatchingBefores</span>();
<span class="hljs-title function_">stopWatchingAfters</span>();
<span class="hljs-title function_">stopHookSet</span>();</code></pre>
<h4><code>promiseHooks.onInit(init)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promisehooksoninitinit" id="promisehooksoninitinit">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promisehooks_oninit_init"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.1.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>init</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#initpromise-parent"><code>init</code> callback</a> to call when a promise is created.</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Call to stop the hook.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The <code>init</code> hook must be a plain function. Providing an async function will
throw as it would produce an infinite microtask loop.</strong></p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onInit</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise, parent</span>) =></span> {});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promiseHooks } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onInit</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise, parent</span>) =></span> {});</code></pre>
<h4><code>promiseHooks.onSettled(settled)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promisehooksonsettledsettled" id="promisehooksonsettledsettled">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promisehooks_onsettled_settled"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.1.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>settled</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#settledpromise"><code>settled</code> callback</a> to call when a promise
is resolved or rejected.</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Call to stop the hook.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The <code>settled</code> hook must be a plain function. Providing an async function will
throw as it would produce an infinite microtask loop.</strong></p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onSettled</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promiseHooks } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onSettled</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code></pre>
<h4><code>promiseHooks.onBefore(before)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promisehooksonbeforebefore" id="promisehooksonbeforebefore">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promisehooks_onbefore_before"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.1.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>before</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#beforepromise"><code>before</code> callback</a> to call before a promise
continuation executes.</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Call to stop the hook.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The <code>before</code> hook must be a plain function. Providing an async function will
throw as it would produce an infinite microtask loop.</strong></p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onBefore</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promiseHooks } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onBefore</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code></pre>
<h4><code>promiseHooks.onAfter(after)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promisehooksonafterafter" id="promisehooksonafterafter">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promisehooks_onafter_after"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.1.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>after</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#afterpromise"><code>after</code> callback</a> to call after a promise
continuation executes.</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Call to stop the hook.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The <code>after</code> hook must be a plain function. Providing an async function will
throw as it would produce an infinite microtask loop.</strong></p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onAfter</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promiseHooks } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stop = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">onAfter</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">promise</span>) =></span> {});</code></pre>
<h4><code>promiseHooks.createHook(callbacks)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#promisehookscreatehookcallbacks" id="promisehookscreatehookcallbacks">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_promisehooks_createhook_callbacks"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v17.1.0, v16.14.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>callbacks</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The <a href="v8.html#hook-callbacks">Hook Callbacks</a> to register
<ul>
<li><code>init</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#initpromise-parent"><code>init</code> callback</a>.</li>
<li><code>before</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#beforepromise"><code>before</code> callback</a>.</li>
<li><code>after</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#afterpromise"><code>after</code> callback</a>.</li>
<li><code>settled</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> The <a href="v8.html#settledpromise"><code>settled</code> callback</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Used for disabling hooks</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The hook callbacks must be plain functions. Providing async functions will
throw as it would produce an infinite microtask loop.</strong></p>
<p>Registers functions to be called for different lifetime events of each promise.</p>
<p>The callbacks <code>init()</code>/<code>before()</code>/<code>after()</code>/<code>settled()</code> are called for the
respective events during a promise's lifetime.</p>
<p>All callbacks are optional. For example, if only promise creation needs to
be tracked, then only the <code>init</code> callback needs to be passed. The
specifics of all functions that can be passed to <code>callbacks</code> is in the
<a href="v8.html#hook-callbacks">Hook Callbacks</a> section.</p>

<pre class="with-44-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { promiseHooks } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopAll = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">createHook</span>({
  <span class="hljs-title function_">init</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise, parent</span>) {},
});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { promiseHooks } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stopAll = promiseHooks.<span class="hljs-title function_">createHook</span>({
  <span class="hljs-title function_">init</span>(<span class="hljs-params">promise, parent</span>) {},
});</code></pre>
<h4>Hook callbacks<span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#hook-callbacks" id="hook-callbacks">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_hook_callbacks"></a></h4>
<p>Key events in the lifetime of a promise have been categorized into four areas:
creation of a promise, before/after a continuation handler is called or around
an await, and when the promise resolves or rejects.</p>
<p>While these hooks are similar to those of <a href="async_hooks.html"><code>async_hooks</code></a> they lack a
<code>destroy</code> hook. Other types of async resources typically represent sockets or
file descriptors which have a distinct "closed" state to express the <code>destroy</code>
lifecycle event while promises remain usable for as long as code can still
reach them. Garbage collection tracking is used to make promises fit into the
<code>async_hooks</code> event model, however this tracking is very expensive and they may
not necessarily ever even be garbage collected.</p>
<p>Because promises are asynchronous resources whose lifecycle is tracked
via the promise hooks mechanism, the <code>init()</code>, <code>before()</code>, <code>after()</code>, and
<code>settled()</code> callbacks <em>must not</em> be async functions as they create more
promises which would produce an infinite loop.</p>
<p>While this API is used to feed promise events into <a href="async_hooks.html"><code>async_hooks</code></a>, the
ordering between the two is undefined. Both APIs are multi-tenant
and therefore could produce events in any order relative to each other.</p>
<h5><code>init(promise, parent)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#initpromise-parent" id="initpromise-parent">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_init_promise_parent"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>promise</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a> The promise being created.</li>
<li><code>parent</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a> The promise continued from, if applicable.</li>
</ul>
<p>Called when a promise is constructed. This <em>does not</em> mean that corresponding
<code>before</code>/<code>after</code> events will occur, only that the possibility exists. This will
happen if a promise is created without ever getting a continuation.</p>
<h5><code>before(promise)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#beforepromise" id="beforepromise">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_before_promise"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>promise</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Called before a promise continuation executes. This can be in the form of
<code>then()</code>, <code>catch()</code>, or <code>finally()</code> handlers or an <code>await</code> resuming.</p>
<p>The <code>before</code> callback will be called 0 to N times. The <code>before</code> callback
will typically be called 0 times if no continuation was ever made for the
promise. The <code>before</code> callback may be called many times in the case where
many continuations have been made from the same promise.</p>
<h5><code>after(promise)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#afterpromise" id="afterpromise">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_after_promise"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>promise</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Called immediately after a promise continuation executes. This may be after a
<code>then()</code>, <code>catch()</code>, or <code>finally()</code> handler or before an <code>await</code> after another
<code>await</code>.</p>
<h5><code>settled(promise)</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#settledpromise" id="settledpromise">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_settled_promise"></a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>promise</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise" class="type">&#x3C;Promise></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Called when the promise receives a resolution or rejection value. This may
occur synchronously in the case of <code>Promise.resolve()</code> or <code>Promise.reject()</code>.</p>
</section><section><h3>Startup Snapshot API<span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#startup-snapshot-api" id="startup-snapshot-api">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_startup_snapshot_api"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.6.0, v16.17.0</span>
</div>
<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p>
<p>The <code>v8.startupSnapshot</code> interface can be used to add serialization and
deserialization hooks for custom startup snapshots. Currently the startup
snapshots can only be built into the Node.js binary from source.</p>
<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash"><span class="hljs-built_in">cd</span> /path/to/node</span>
<span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">./configure --node-snapshot-main=entry.js</span>
<span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">make node</span>
<span class="hljs-meta prompt_"># </span><span class="language-bash">This binary contains the result of the execution of entry.js</span>
<span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">out/Release/node</span></code></pre>
<p>In the example above, <code>entry.js</code> can use methods from the <code>v8.startupSnapshot</code>
interface to specify how to save information for custom objects in the snapshot
during serialization and how the information can be used to synchronize these
objects during deserialization of the snapshot. For example, if the <code>entry.js</code>
contains the following script:</p>
<pre><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-meta">'use strict'</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> zlib = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:zlib'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> path = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:path'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> assert = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>);

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
  isBuildingSnapshot,
  addSerializeCallback,
  addDeserializeCallback,
  setDeserializeMainFunction,
} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:v8'</span>).<span class="hljs-property">startupSnapshot</span>;

<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> filePath = path.<span class="hljs-title function_">resolve</span>(__dirname, <span class="hljs-string">'../x1024.txt'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> storage = {};

<span class="hljs-title function_">assert</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">isBuildingSnapshot</span>());

<span class="hljs-title function_">addSerializeCallback</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">{ filePath }</span>) =></span> {
  storage[filePath] = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">gzipSync</span>(fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">readFileSync</span>(filePath));
}, { filePath });

<span class="hljs-title function_">addDeserializeCallback</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">{ filePath }</span>) =></span> {
  storage[filePath] = zlib.<span class="hljs-title function_">gunzipSync</span>(storage[filePath]);
}, { filePath });

<span class="hljs-title function_">setDeserializeMainFunction</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">{ filePath }</span>) =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(storage[filePath].<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
}, { filePath });</code></pre>
<p>The resulted binary will simply print the data deserialized from the snapshot
during start up:</p>
<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">out/Release/node</span>
<span class="hljs-meta prompt_"># </span><span class="language-bash">Prints content of ./test/fixtures/x1024.txt</span></code></pre>
<p>Currently the API is only available to a Node.js instance launched from the
default snapshot, that is, the application deserialized from a user-land
snapshot cannot use these APIs again.</p>
<h4><code>v8.startupSnapshot.addSerializeCallback(callback[, data])</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotaddserializecallbackcallback-data" id="v8startupsnapshotaddserializecallbackcallback-data">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_startupsnapshot_addserializecallback_callback_data"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.6.0, v16.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Callback to be invoked before serialization.</li>
<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a> Optional data that will be passed to the <code>callback</code> when it
gets called.</li>
</ul>
<p>Add a callback that will be called when the Node.js instance is about to
get serialized into a snapshot and exit. This can be used to release
resources that should not or cannot be serialized or to convert user data
into a form more suitable for serialization.</p>
<h4><code>v8.startupSnapshot.addDeserializeCallback(callback[, data])</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotadddeserializecallbackcallback-data" id="v8startupsnapshotadddeserializecallbackcallback-data">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_startupsnapshot_adddeserializecallback_callback_data"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.6.0, v16.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Callback to be invoked after the snapshot is
deserialized.</li>
<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a> Optional data that will be passed to the <code>callback</code> when it
gets called.</li>
</ul>
<p>Add a callback that will be called when the Node.js instance is deserialized
from a snapshot. The <code>callback</code> and the <code>data</code> (if provided) will be
serialized into the snapshot, they can be used to re-initialize the state
of the application or to re-acquire resources that the application needs
when the application is restarted from the snapshot.</p>
<h4><code>v8.startupSnapshot.setDeserializeMainFunction(callback[, data])</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotsetdeserializemainfunctioncallback-data" id="v8startupsnapshotsetdeserializemainfunctioncallback-data">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_startupsnapshot_setdeserializemainfunction_callback_data"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.6.0, v16.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Callback to be invoked as the entry point after the
snapshot is deserialized.</li>
<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Data_types" class="type">&#x3C;any></a> Optional data that will be passed to the <code>callback</code> when it
gets called.</li>
</ul>
<p>This sets the entry point of the Node.js application when it is deserialized
from a snapshot. This can be called only once in the snapshot building
script. If called, the deserialized application no longer needs an additional
entry point script to start up and will simply invoke the callback along with
the deserialized data (if provided), otherwise an entry point script still
needs to be provided to the deserialized application.</p>
<h4><code>v8.startupSnapshot.isBuildingSnapshot()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#v8startupsnapshotisbuildingsnapshot" id="v8startupsnapshotisbuildingsnapshot">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_v8_startupsnapshot_isbuildingsnapshot"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v18.6.0, v16.17.0</span>
</div>
<ul>
<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns true if the Node.js instance is run to build a snapshot.</p>
</section><section><h3>Class: <code>v8.GCProfiler</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#class-v8gcprofiler" id="class-v8gcprofiler">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_class_v8_gcprofiler"></a></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.6.0</span>
</div>
<p>This API collects GC data in current thread.</p>
<h4><code>new v8.GCProfiler()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#new-v8gcprofiler" id="new-v8gcprofiler">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_new_v8_gcprofiler"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.6.0</span>
</div>
<p>Create a new instance of the <code>v8.GCProfiler</code> class.</p>
<h4><code>profiler.start()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#profilerstart" id="profilerstart">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_profiler_start"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.6.0</span>
</div>
<p>Start collecting GC data.</p>
<h4><code>profiler.stop()</code><span><a class="mark" href="v8.html#profilerstop" id="profilerstop">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="v8_profiler_stop"></a></h4>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v19.6.0</span>
</div>
<p>Stop collecting GC data and return an object.The content of object
is as follows.</p>
<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
  <span class="hljs-attr">"version"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-attr">"startTime"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1674059033862</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-attr">"statistics"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
    <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
      <span class="hljs-attr">"gcType"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"Scavenge"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
      <span class="hljs-attr">"beforeGC"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
        <span class="hljs-attr">"heapStatistics"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalHeapSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">5005312</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalHeapSizeExecutable"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">524288</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalPhysicalSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">5226496</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalAvailableSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4341325216</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalGlobalHandlesSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">8192</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"usedGlobalHandlesSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">2112</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"usedHeapSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4883840</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"heapSizeLimit"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4345298944</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"mallocedMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">254128</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"externalMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">225138</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"peakMallocedMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">181760</span>
        <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
        <span class="hljs-attr">"heapSpaceStatistics"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
          <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceName"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"read_only_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceUsedSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceAvailableSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"physicalSpaceSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span>
          <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
        <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
      <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
      <span class="hljs-attr">"cost"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1574.14</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
      <span class="hljs-attr">"afterGC"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
        <span class="hljs-attr">"heapStatistics"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalHeapSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">6053888</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalHeapSizeExecutable"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">524288</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalPhysicalSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">5500928</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalAvailableSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4341101384</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"totalGlobalHandlesSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">8192</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"usedGlobalHandlesSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">2112</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"usedHeapSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4059096</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"heapSizeLimit"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">4345298944</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"mallocedMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">254128</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"externalMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">225138</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
          <span class="hljs-attr">"peakMallocedMemory"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">181760</span>
        <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
        <span class="hljs-attr">"heapSpaceStatistics"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
          <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceName"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"read_only_space"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceUsedSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"spaceAvailableSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
            <span class="hljs-attr">"physicalSpaceSize"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">0</span>
          <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
        <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
      <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
    <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
  <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
  <span class="hljs-attr">"endTime"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-number">1674059036865</span>
<span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
<p>Here's an example.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">GCProfiler</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'v8'</span>);
<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> profiler = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">GCProfiler</span>();
profiler.<span class="hljs-title function_">start</span>();
<span class="hljs-built_in">setTimeout</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(profiler.<span class="hljs-title function_">stop</span>());
}, <span class="hljs-number">1000</span>);</code></pre></section>
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